[LWVNM Action] New Mexico House needs to pass SB15 - Redistricting Committee - This went to the press

[George Richmond]

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George Richmond

On 3/18/2021 8:01 PM, Richard Mason via Action wrote:
>
> *March 18, 2021- Update SB15 stalled on the House Floor. What Happens 
> if nothing is signed into law?*
>
> Senate Bill 15 
> <https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?Chamber=S&LegType=B&LegNo=15&year=21>– 
> Redistricting Committee, sponsored by Speaker of the House 
> Representative Brian Egolf (D-Santa Fe) and Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto 
> (D-Bernalillo) remains on the calendar to be heard for final passage 
> by the House of Representatives. If passed and conferred by the 
> Senate, SB15 would go to the Governor for review and hopeful signature.
>
> The legislative session ends at Noon on Saturday, March 20.
>
> But, what happens if no redistricting committee legislation is 
> passed?  That would be the worst possible scenario because it would 
> mean gerrymandering and partisan politics are the rule of law. Any 
> hope of an independent redistricting commission would be dashed.
>
> The Legislative Council would appoint legislators to set the rules and 
> oversee a process,with an unclear role of thecitizenry and no limits 
> on protection of incumbents.Incidentally,New Mexico is one of only two 
> states in the nation that expressly, and without limitation, allows 
> protection of incumbents in the redistricting process.Absent the 
> reforms called for in SB15 or HB211, this year’s processcould be more 
> partisan and dividing than in 2012– which resulted in multiple 
> lawsuits of millions of dollars in taxpayer funded legal fees.
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